ECSE-4790

Microprocessor
Systems
Russell P. Kraft
JEC 6028
kraftr2@rpi.edu
Tel: 276-2765
Fax: 276-6261
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 Teaching Assistant(s)
  Alexey Gutin gutina2@rpi.edu
  Zhenhua Huang huangz4@rpi.edu

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 Catalog Description
  Hardware and software for real-time microprocessor based
digital systems. Basic concepts and operations of on-chip
components related to digital system functionality.
Architectures, instructions sets, and interfacing with
peripherals through serial or parallel ports. Introduction to
16- and 32-bit machines with in-depth treatment of 8-bit
machines. Emphasis on C language cross-compilers.
Laboratory exercises are included to demonstrate hardware
and software development techniques practiced in industry.
  Weekly laboratory exercises in programming
microprocessors and a final exercise design enhancement
are required.

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 Course Goal
  Goal
  Toprovide fourth year ECSE students with a hands-
on laboratory experience with more advanced
features of state-of-the-art microprocessor systems
  Means
  Exploratorylaboratory exercises for the
microcontroller (fixed procedures plus small student
enhancements)
  An extended design enhancement is part of the final
exercise

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 Course Project Objective
  Objective
  A culminating experience applying much
mathematics, science, and engineering from
previous terms
  Provide an environment where students develop
skills necessary to complete the projects without
structured instruction
  Required Component
  Analysisand Reports documenting exercises &
enhancements
  Must be completed by due dates
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 Course Prerequisites
  Prerequisites by topic
  Fundamentals of logic design
  Fundamentals of circuit design
  Computer programming
  Computer instruction sets
  Microcontroller operations
  Peripheral operations and control of external
hardware

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 References
  Books
  Many references are available, but none are
required for the class
  Gene H. Miller, Microcomputer Engineering, Second
Edition, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 1998.
(First Edition is fine.)
  Alan Clements, Microprocessor Systems Design,
PWS Publishing Company, Boston, MA, 1992.
(Covers the 68000 family)
  Online (www.ecse.rpi.edu/Courses/CStudio)
  Most important reference (free download)
C8051F120 Technical Summary (Rev. 1.4)
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 MPS is a WebCT Course
  http://rpilms.rpi.edu/
  Log in
  Pick ‘ECSE_4790_XXXX - Microprocessor Systems
[…]’

  (alternative access to most information at http://

www.rpi.edu/dept/ecse/mps)

  Class handouts are here plus several reference

manuals
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 Course Handouts 

(available on the web)

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 Microcontrollers Available
  C8051F120 — 8 bit machine introduced about 2002
  C8051F040 — 8 bit machine introduced about 2000
  MC6811 — 8 bit machine introduced about 1985
  MC6812 — 16 bit machine introduced late 1997
  MC68332 — 32 bit machine introduced about 1990

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 Software Available
  Cross-assembler — SDCC & Motorola
  C language cross-compiler — SDCC & Introl
  Microprocessor simulator — Motorola

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 Typical Topics
  Introduction to the C8051F120 microcontroller
(information available on the MC6811, MC6812 & MC68332
microcontrollers if desired)
  Software development techniques
  Hardware development techniques
  ANSI Terminal features and simple graphics
  Timers & Interrupt programming
  Synchronous & Asynchronous serial communication
  Interfacing memory to the microprocessor bus
  Analog conversion
  Controller Area Network control
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 Grade Computation
  Grades are assigned based on both team
and individual effort
  Teams of 2 (due dates subject change, check WebCT
calendar)
  80% 6 C8051 exercises
  20% Post-project and general course clean up, final
design enhancement, TA evaluation of lab
preparation, performance & participation

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 What This Means to You
  You get a chance to learn what you need to know
to select and apply microcontrollers to applications
of your own choosing
  Specific tools you will be using
  IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
  C cross-compilers
  Debuggers
  Simulators
  Logic Analyzers

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 Next Steps
  Reprise the C8051F020 knowledge
  Do things that you formerly did in Embedded Control
  Host input/output
  Interrupts

  Hardware interfacing

  etc.

  Follow up action items required of you

  Make a list of things you need to know about a new
microcontroller to be able to understand their
functionality and use all the built-in peripherals
efficiently & effectively.

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 Class Requirements
  Writing Center
  MPS requires written reports for each lab
exercise. You are expected to write well-
organized reports and will be graded on style as
well as content.
  Use the Writing Center resources to improve
your reports
  All software MUST be well documented in the
program listing

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 Lab Policies
  Lab experiment work (other than project) must be done in
teams of only two students
  Attendance will be taken and will count toward your
performance grade
  Unfair to partner when you don’t show up
  Students with missing partners may team up for experiments
  Academic Integrity: collaboration is encouraged but
outright copying of other’s work is unacceptable
  To get the highest grade on a lab exercise, something
unique beyond the required tasks must be accomplished
and demonstrated as an add-on to each exercise
  [Final design enhancement may be done in teams of 4
students, if the group desires to tackle a more ambitious
effort]
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 Lab Policies (cont.)
  Lab reports are due by the posted due date. A penalty of 5
points per day late will be assessed.
  New labs build on the results of previous labs. Once a
program works for a given exercise, save it and archive it.
Use a copy to begin a new exercise. When things stop
working you will be able to go back to a known good
program and determine if the problem is in the hardware or
software.
  Creating a new project file (.wsp) for each program is highly
recommended. This keeps track of all .c and .h files used in
a build.
  Make sure you explain and demonstrate any enhancements
to the TA during check-off.

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 Important Dates

  Since this is the third semester with the new format, the experiment
schedule will be fairly rigid
  There will be a schedule posted on the web for when exercises should be

in progress and when reports are due. and Nov. 16 (sec. 2)

  All Reports due Wed., Dec. 15 in my office (JEC-6028) at 4:00 PM

Note: dates may be subject to change; check the course WebCT calendar for the latest
information.
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 The End
(Let’s have some fun!)

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 Grade Computation
  Grades are assigned based on both team
and individual effort
  Teams of 2 (dates subject change, check WebCT calendar)
  70% 6(?) C8051 exercises
  Teams of 2 or 4
  20% Student selected course project
•  5% Final demonstration
•  15% Final project report
Due Friday, Dec. 11, at 4:00 PM
  10% Post-project and general course clean up, TA
evaluation of lab performance & participation
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 Important Dates

  Since this is the third semester with the new format, the experiment
schedule will be fairly rigid
  There will be a schedule posted on the web for when exercises should be

in progress and when reports are due. and Nov. 16 (sec. 2)

  Course Project Demonstrations by Dec. 4 (sec. 1) and Dec. 7 (sec. 2)

  Final Project Reports due Fri, Dec. 11 in my office or JEC-6048 at

4:00 PM

Note: dates are subject to change; check the course WebCT calendar for the latest information.

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 Special Projects - 2003
  Part of a MDL (Multidisciplinary Design Lab)
Project
  Automobile Enhancements & Others
  Using eye tracking & computer vision
  Various Sponsors
  Project to continue as Independent Senior Design
Project through next semester
  More details will follow in later weeks

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